‘Chosen Child’ family
We said goodbye to Chosen Child over the weekend, but not before posing for this family photo. (Thanks Greg Nash!) Standing (L-R): Stage Manager Greg Nash, Lewis D. Wheeler (David), Lee Mikeska Gardner (Claudia), Director Megan Schy Gleeson, Playwright Monica Bauer, Assistant Stage Manager Mary Darling. Front (L-R): Melissa Jesser (Anne), Debra Wise (Donna), and […]
Meet Lee: Margaret Ann Brady on her role in ‘Chosen Child’
What is your role in ‘Chosen Child’? I play Lee Bailey, the stepmother. Some would say, the evil stepmother. What have you learned while creating this role? Wow. I wish I even had words to say. I think I could more readily say I’ve grown, than learned, but I’ve definitely learned as well. I am […]
And that’s the way it was: Walter Cronkite on Apollo 8
In Chosen Child, half siblings Donna and David bond over their mutual passion for space exploration when they meet for the first time. Check out this footage from 1968 — the first of several parts — of CBS News’ Walter Cronkite reporting on Apollo 8, the first mission to orbit the moon. And don’t miss […]
Meet “The Annes”: Melissa Jesser on her roles in ‘Chosen Child’
What are your roles in ‘Chosen Child’? I play the three various Annes of the show: Port Authority Anne, social worker Anne, and Donna’s daughter LeeAnne. How did you approach and play these characters? Did you discover any connections between them? The only way I know how to approach characters is by jumping right in. […]
Meet Claudia: Lee Mikeska Gardner on her role in ‘Chosen Child’
Tomorrow begins the third week of performances of Monica Bauer’s Chosen Child. Today…a little Q&A with actor Lee Mikeska Gardner, who is the new artistic director of The Nora Theatre in Cambridge. What is your role in ‘Chosen Child’? I play Claudia, the mother who gave up one child and kept her second. I, as […]
Playwright Monica Bauer on ‘Chosen Child’
Most writers find themes in their own experiences and one way or another, transform them into something less than strict autobiography, and something more than pure fiction. The more I read about playwrights, the more I see that even plays that are not thought of as autobiographical, like Angels in America by Tony Kushner, or […]
Talkin’ To: Monica Bauer
Don’t miss Monica Bauer’s Chosen Child, which opens in preview tomorrow night! (Thank you, as always, to our friend Alexis Scheer who is continuing her role as our official videographer!)